Young Koreans Dump Homeowner Dreams to Pile into Soaring Stocks

South Koreans are piling into equities at a record pace as they retreat from an overheating housing market — a shift that’s underscoring policymakers’ struggle to cool housing prices and...

By Whanwoong Choi, Jaehyun Eom · Bloomberg Markets

South Koreans are piling into equities at a record pace as they retreat from an overheating housing market — a shift that’s underscoring policymakers’ struggle to cool housing prices and ease discontent over affordability.